[Map] TE-Arad 2 (Beta3)

[Cultivator]

Hey Wolverine!

First thanks for mention me in the credits !

Congratulation for your first release of that great map. We all know how much blood sweat and tears you put into this one. Especially your optimising work is realy remarkable and for that reason you could boost the viewdistance and some details a little (or little more ).

But I suggest that first you should concentrate on adding stuff which affect the gameplay (covernodes, destroyable fences & powerpylons) before doing the cosmetic things.

So when these things work, you could ask Rammjaeger for posting an event on the steamgroup so we can test the balancing on a full server.

While we did that little test yesterday, i also thought it couldn´t hurt to increase the time which it takes to capture an objective if that is possible. These are whole villages and not little objectives like on the stock maps.

Next thing, which is a personel wish is, that you could replace some of that big rockformations with for infantry walkable forests with some trenches or foxholes. Right now, if you play as an russian infantry man you have to walk around these to get for example to objective C. And there is so little cover right now. And some grainfields and hedgerows like on ogledow and more surface irregularities craters and trenchlines on the flat fields would fit perfectly to your map in my opinion.

About lighting. I also think, that the lightning could be improved. I think some grey Clouds and stormy weather (with some atmospheric windy sound and Animations for vegetation) would fit better. Like on the Univermag.... not so much clouds, but i like it what the other guys think of that?

But,.... i know that you can´t do everything for everybody. I am convinced that you have also tons of great ideas. So first add things you like!

Edit: BtW,.. did you find out whats the cause of that shaking when you zoom with the ironsights? never saw that bug on other custom maps.

Regards Culti

[Xendance]

I think the fog is too thick, the strong sunlight shown in the last screenie does look a bit off when you have such foggy weather

[ufo_has_landed_!]

TWI give us those promised ACPs NOOOOOOOOW

[Major_Day]

Originally Posted by Xendance

I think the fog is too thick, the strong sunlight shown in the last screenie does look a bit off when you have such foggy weather

I agree, fog just a bit too heavy.

[Sparks]

Well done.
Map is up and running on our server rotation now.
Need some halftracks or jeeps for jeep jousting.
Will test it out

[LordGleedo]

This map is the only map we will be running this evening on our 64 slot this evening (unless the redirect goes tits up):

[Cobraii351]

Map looks AWESOME . I will be adding it to our server today!


<edit> It's up now.

[LordGleedo]

It's playing pretty well, but the tank crewman spawning seems bugged. I don't know if it's a map issue or a general issue with the tanks in the game.

Basically if you are infantry and then you try to change role and go as a crewman, you just end up waiting to spawn over and over again.

But if you spawn as a crewman at beginning of the round, you are ok after that as long as you dont choose a spawn when your tank is destroyed. Just wait for your commander to choose a spawn and you will spawn with. Again this could just be me being thick as this if first time ive played in a tank map.

I am enjoying it though

One of our guys asked if you could make the small wooden fences destructible or something so you can drive over them as you end up getting stuck on them.

EDIT: Just saw your change log

[Nightingale]

My name is in the credits, even though I did nothing. Wooooooooo! Yes, praise me, RO2 community!

But to comment on the map, I think the ground is a bit too saturated with red; at the moment, it looks kind some kind of American landscape on my monitor; I think it would look much better if it were a darker and duller shade of brown. But maybe that's just me.

[LordGleedo]

I think Gotens idea last night having infantry spawn much closer was good - it would certainly keep them far happier and more interested I believe

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by LordGleedo

I think Gotens idea last night having infantry spawn much closer was good - it would certainly keep them far happier and more interested I believe

Concessions for Infantry?? Why? This is war!!

We had 10 -14 players most of the day..... I heard not one complaint about distance.

[ikkiewikkie]

I've had some nice tanking action tonight on this map. It's great. I have never really enjoyed tanking as much as I did tonight on Arad. Good job. Now if only there were some APC's available for the infantry...

[peumobil]

Hi,
install for test [FR] 8FFS server with redirection
http://109.239.156.125:7777

[Mr Vain]

Thx WoLvErInE, map is running on the server, redirect=no problems.
Regards.

[Catalavos]

Just ran around the map on TOGA server. Redirect worked fine, just wish there was else there to shoot at . BTW-are there any Bot served tanks on the map?

[Catalavos]

Man, I haven't seen grass that nice since my last trip to Amsterdam. Did you make it 3ds Max?

[Cultivator]

Originally Posted by Nightingale

But to comment on the map, I think the ground is a bit too saturated with red; at the moment, it looks kind some kind of American landscape on my monitor; I think it would look much better if it were a darker and duller shade of brown. But maybe that's just me.

Good idea! Perhaps someting like this would fit better to that landscape. But i mean just for the areas around and in the villages and not the open fields. The groundtexture there is good in my opinion.

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by ikkiewikkie

I've had some nice tanking action tonight on this map. It's great. I have never really enjoyed tanking as much as I did tonight on Arad. Good job. Now if only there were some APC's available for the infantry...

Enjoyed battling with you!! Its a very good map.

[ikkiewikkie]

Originally Posted by Mike_Nomad

Enjoyed battling with you!! Its a very good map.

Likewise. Also, bouncing around my T-34 like a boss

[-=}WoLvErInE{=-]

Thank you guys so much, for all the comments and feed back. Its truly appreciated. Makes it easier to work on a map, when theres support for it. Hopefully with the help of the community this will turn into a great map.


So once again thanks!

Originally Posted by Hicks

Nice map, IMO the best custom map yet.

If I were you though, I would either delete the river sound effect or upgrade it with something better quality. It sounds way too off in comparison with the rest.

But yeah, just my opinion.

I agree about the sound. It will be improved for beta 2

Originally Posted by =GG= Mr Moe

I'll be honest, when I saw Arad I actually cringed a bit because it was one of those maps that was way overplayed in ROOST, and even remade in Mare Nostrum.

However, from the video it actually looks rather nice and perhaps it plays a bit differently with ROHOS' gameplay. I shall have to give it a whirl.

Just please don't follow it up with a release of Aradrealforest

Actually I'm planning a Arad8675309_l33tpwnjOOnubs version

Originally Posted by Major_Day

I'm just disappointed that we don't have any bots in tanks, it helps to pass the time when you're trying to seed your server.

Should be there for you in beta2

Originally Posted by Mike_Nomad

This map is very nice..... the haze is a bit much and the lack of destruct ables and trees, wooden fences and poles that stop the tanks cold is rather disappointing.

Other than that, the map is well done and large enough for epic tank battles.

Ive redone the fog and ill have some destructible things for you to blow up

Originally Posted by Cultivator

Hey Wolverine!

First thanks for mention me in the credits !

Congratulation for your first release of that great map. We all know how much blood sweat and tears you put into this one. Especially your optimising work is realy remarkable and for that reason you could boost the viewdistance and some details a little (or little more ).

But I suggest that first you should concentrate on adding stuff which affect the gameplay (covernodes, destroyable fences & powerpylons) before doing the cosmetic things.

So when these things work, you could ask Rammjaeger for posting an event on the steamgroup so we can test the balancing on a full server.

While we did that little test yesterday, i also thought it couldn´t hurt to increase the time which it takes to capture an objective if that is possible. These are whole villages and not little objectives like on the stock maps.

Next thing, which is a personel wish is, that you could replace some of that big rockformations with for infantry walkable forests with some trenches or foxholes. Right now, if you play as an russian infantry man you have to walk around these to get for example to objective C. And there is so little cover right now. And some grainfields and hedgerows like on ogledow and more surface irregularities craters and trenchlines on the flat fields would fit perfectly to your map in my opinion.

About lighting. I also think, that the lightning could be improved. I think some grey Clouds and stormy weather (with some atmospheric windy sound and Animations for vegetation) would fit better. Like on the Univermag.... not so much clouds, but i like it what the other guys think of that?

But,.... i know that you can´t do everything for everybody. I am convinced that you have also tons of great ideas. So first add things you like!

Edit: BtW,.. did you find out whats the cause of that shaking when you zoom with the ironsights? never saw that bug on other custom maps.

Regards Culti

Ill be adding more and more things in as long as the fps dont suffer.
as far as the rocks and forest thing, to be honest...i don't want it to turn into BF3 camp fest map. everyone and their mother will end up up there wanting to snipe. so I'm really sorry, but ill have to stay away from that.

everything else, will depend on fps.

Originally Posted by Xendance

I think the fog is too thick, the strong sunlight shown in the last screenie does look a bit off when you have such foggy weather

Agree 100%! already fixed





Once again thanks to everyone for all the support, i appreciate you all adding it to your servers. Please keep the feedback coming.

I just hope TWI will find a solution for the custom maps not working properly on some servers.

otherwise i don't see the custom stuff going very far.